Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 101 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 101 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 7:59 PM AKDT (03:59 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-14 03:59:26 UTC
Depth
80.7 km (50.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.598° N, 156.853° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
37

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2387 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.331 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.692 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.855 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.755 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.973 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.550 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.753 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.7129 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.9129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.090 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.6115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.394 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.746 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.874 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.7100 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.185 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 82 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.640 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.062 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.321 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.33 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.2109 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.832 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.884 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.568 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.192 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.571 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 77 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.1113 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.841 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 96 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.782 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.648 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.5124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.023 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.0131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.046 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.232 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.479 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.372 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.797 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 82 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.0124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.2119 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.6112 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.883 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2395 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.899 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.899 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.699 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.554 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.255 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.985 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.957 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.1104 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 71 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.851 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.057 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.2102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.051 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.586 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 85 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.057 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203efwp3l (also filed as us70008kwe). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.